Monlam Festival tour in Amdo 2009
Touring program :
(Day 01) 29th Jan: Pick up from xining Airport, transfer to the Jianyin Hotel.
(Day02) 30th Jan: Drive about 30km to Rishur town, visit Kumbum monastery (Kumbum Jampaling monastery is one the greatest in all Tibet. Which was founded to commemorate the birthplace of Tsongkhapa in 1560 by Rinchen Tsondru Gyeltsen, the monastery is built around the tree which marks actual birthplace, where tsongkhapa’s mother Shangza Acho, had herself built a stupa in 1379, later, in 1583, Dalailama 3rd Sonamgyaltso sojourned here and encouraged Rinchen Tsondru Gyeltsento buid a Maitreya Temple, after which the site became known as Kumbum Jampaling monastery. About 600monks study in 4 different schools today.) , after lunch drive about 150km to kokonor lake (Kokonor in Mongolian, or Tsongonbo in Tibetan, which means Blue lake, the biggest salt lake in Tibet 360kms its around, The lake would be frozen and you walk on the lake for a while.) drive back to xining. Stay over night in xining.
(Day03) 31th Jan: Drive about 176km to Rebkong (centeral Amdo, the region south of Tsongkha, comprise a large proportion of the Tibetan population of Amdo. Farmers and Nomads are spread through the verdant valleys and plains, and there are about 37 monasteries in the region. The center town, known as Rongwo Gyakhar, is both administrative center for the Repkong county and for the south yellow river prefecture.)visit Rongwo monastery Stay in Rebkong, Telecom Hotel.
(Day04) 1st Feb: Drive about 10km to Upper Sangeshong in the morning,(Sangeshong means The valley of the lions in Tibetan, and the most famous place of traditional Tibetan Thangkha painters. People from Sangeshong, Monks and Lay people. Elders and young ones, many of them became very famous Thankha painters in whole Tibet.) Visit the Monastery and then will see the Tibetan buddhist Mask Dance. After lunch, visit some of the local Thangkha painters. Drive back the Rongwo town in the late afternoon and stay in Rongwo, Telecom Hotel.
(Day05) 2nd Feb: Drive about 12km to Lower Sangeshong (Gendun Puntsok Choling, is the Religious name for the monastery , which was found in the 16th century, where there are currently about 180 monks studying. The lower Sangeshong is also as famous as Upper Sangeshong for the traditional Tibetan Thangkha paintings.)visit the Displaying Thangkha in Lower Sangeshong. And visit some the Thangkha painting school. Drive back to Rongwo late in the afternoon. Stay in Telecom Hotel.
(Day06) 3rd Feb: Drive about 12km to Lower Sangeshong, visit the Maitreya turning around the monastery or drive to Gomer village to see Thangkha display. Visit Gomer Stupa late in the afternoon and drive back to Rongwo. Stay in Telecom Hotel.
(Day07) 4th Feb: Drive to Lower Sangeshong, see the mask dance and , Maitreya transporting around the monastery in Gomer, Drive back to Rongwo. Stay in Telecom Hotel.
(Day08) 5th Feb: Drive to 10km to Gomer, visit the Mask dance in Gomer and visit a local Tibetan family.Stay in Telecom Hotel.
(Day09) 6th Feb: Drive about 120km to Labrang (xiahe in chinese), Stay in Tachok Hotel.
(Day10) 7th Feb: Early in the morning, walk about 10 minutes to Visit the Thangkha image displaying. While they displaying the thangkha, you will see series of Nomads and farmers wearing Tibetan traditional clothes. Stay in the same hotel.
(Day11) 8th Feb: walk to Labrang Tashi Kyil Monastery (Labrang Tashi Kyil Monastery, one of six great Gelukpa monasteries in Tibet. It was founded in 1709 by Jamyang Zhepa Ngawang Tsondru (1648-1721), who was revered as an emanation of Tsonkhapa's teacher. Visit the Assembly Hall, the Tantric college, the college of dialectics and Jokhang temple. His successor established Serkhang Chenmo containing the 8 storey high Maitreya, the medical college with a great image of Buddha Akshobhya.) after break fast, visit Tibetan monastic Musk dance for the day. Stay in the same hotel.
(Day12) 9th Feb: Visit the Monastery or hiking to the hill right behind the monastery. In the evening, you will visit hand made Butter sculpture, it is also a kind of art competition between the six different schools in the monastery. Stay in the same Hotel.
(Day13 )10th Feb: Drive about 260 km to Lanzhou. Stay overnight.
(Day14) 11th Feb: Drive about 78km to Lanzhou Airport. Fly out.
For more information
Email me: Tsongkhaking@gmail.com
2008/10/22
Special Trip for 2009
Monlam Festival tour in Amdo 2009
Touring program :
(Day 01) 29th Jan: Pick up from xining Airport, transfer to the Jianyin Hotel.
(Day02) 30th Jan: Drive about 30km to Rishur town, visit Kumbum monastery (Kumbum Jampaling monastery is one the greatest in all Tibet. Which was founded to commemorate the birthplace of Tsongkhapa in 1560 by Rinchen Tsondru Gyeltsen, the monastery is built around the tree which marks actual birthplace, where tsongkhapa’s mother Shangza Acho, had herself built a stupa in 1379, later, in 1583, Dalailama 3rd Sonamgyaltso sojourned here and encouraged Rinchen Tsondru Gyeltsento buid a Maitreya Temple, after which the site became known as Kumbum Jampaling monastery. About 600monks study in 4 different schools today.) , after lunch drive about 150km to kokonor lake (Kokonor in Mongolian, or Tsongonbo in Tibetan, which means Blue lake, the biggest salt lake in Tibet 360kms its around, The lake would be frozen and you walk on the lake for a while.) drive back to xining. Stay over night in xining.
(Day03) 31th Jan: Drive about 176km to Rebkong (centeral Amdo, the region south of Tsongkha, comprise a large proportion of the Tibetan population of Amdo. Farmers and Nomads are spread through the verdant valleys and plains, and there are about 37 monasteries in the region. The center town, known as Rongwo Gyakhar, is both administrative center for the Repkong county and for the south yellow river prefecture.)visit Rongwo monastery Stay in Rebkong, Telecom Hotel.
(Day04) 1st Feb: Drive about 10km to Upper Sangeshong in the morning,(Sangeshong means The valley of the lions in Tibetan, and the most famous place of traditional Tibetan Thangkha painters. People from Sangeshong, Monks and Lay people. Elders and young ones, many of them became very famous Thankha painters in whole Tibet.) Visit the Monastery and then will see the Tibetan buddhist Mask Dance. After lunch, visit some of the local Thangkha painters. Drive back the Rongwo town in the late afternoon and stay in Rongwo, Telecom Hotel.
(Day05) 2nd Feb: Drive about 12km to Lower Sangeshong (Gendun Puntsok Choling, is the Religious name for the monastery , which was found in the 16th century, where there are currently about 180 monks studying. The lower Sangeshong is also as famous as Upper Sangeshong for the traditional Tibetan Thangkha paintings.)visit the Displaying Thangkha in Lower Sangeshong. And visit some the Thangkha painting school. Drive back to Rongwo late in the afternoon. Stay in Telecom Hotel.
(Day06) 3rd Feb: Drive about 12km to Lower Sangeshong, visit the Maitreya turning around the monastery or drive to Gomer village to see Thangkha display. Visit Gomer Stupa late in the afternoon and drive back to Rongwo. Stay in Telecom Hotel.
(Day07) 4th Feb: Drive to Lower Sangeshong, see the mask dance and , Maitreya transporting around the monastery in Gomer, Drive back to Rongwo. Stay in Telecom Hotel.
(Day08) 5th Feb: Drive to 10km to Gomer, visit the Mask dance in Gomer and visit a local Tibetan family.Stay in Telecom Hotel.
(Day09) 6th Feb: Drive about 120km to Labrang (xiahe in chinese), Stay in Tachok Hotel.
(Day10) 7th Feb: Early in the morning, walk about 10 minutes to Visit the Thangkha image displaying. While they displaying the thangkha, you will see series of Nomads and farmers wearing Tibetan traditional clothes. Stay in the same hotel.
(Day11) 8th Feb: walk to Labrang Tashi Kyil Monastery (Labrang Tashi Kyil Monastery, one of six great Gelukpa monasteries in Tibet. It was founded in 1709 by Jamyang Zhepa Ngawang Tsondru (1648-1721), who was revered as an emanation of Tsonkhapa's teacher. Visit the Assembly Hall, the Tantric college, the college of dialectics and Jokhang temple. His successor established Serkhang Chenmo containing the 8 storey high Maitreya, the medical college with a great image of Buddha Akshobhya.) after break fast, visit Tibetan monastic Musk dance for the day. Stay in the same hotel.
(Day12) 9th Feb: Visit the Monastery or hiking to the hill right behind the monastery. In the evening, you will visit hand made Butter sculpture, it is also a kind of art competition between the six different schools in the monastery. Stay in the same Hotel.
(Day13 )10th Feb: Drive about 260 km to Lanzhou. Stay overnight.
(Day14) 11th Feb: Drive about 78km to Lanzhou Airport. Fly out.
For more information
Email me: Tsongkhaking@gmail.com
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